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29-1-1. Fireproof safe for use of guests -- Limitation of liability.
If an innkeeper, hotel keeper, boarding house or lodging house keeper keeps on hispremises a fireproof safe or vault, and gives notice to his guests, boarders or lodgers, by posting acopy of this section in a prominent or conspicuous place in the office of the inn, hotel, boardinghouse or lodging house and in the rooms occupied by the guests, boarders or lodgers, that hekeeps for their use a fireproof safe or vault and will not be liable for money, jewelry, documentsor other articles of unusual value and small compass, unless placed therein, he is not liable,except so far as his acts or the acts of his employees shall contribute thereto, for any loss of orinjury to such articles, if not deposited with him to be placed in such safe or vault, or in any casefor more than the sum of $250 for any such property, unless he shall have given a receipt inwriting therefor to the guest, boarder or lodger, and the value of the article so placed with him forsafekeeping shall have been declared by such guest, boarder or lodger.

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29-1-1. Fireproof safe for use of guests -- Limitation of liability.
If an innkeeper, hotel keeper, boarding house or lodging house keeper keeps on hispremises a fireproof safe or vault, and gives notice to his guests, boarders or lodgers, by posting acopy of this section in a prominent or conspicuous place in the office of the inn, hotel, boardinghouse or lodging house and in the rooms occupied by the guests, boarders or lodgers, that hekeeps for their use a fireproof safe or vault and will not be liable for money, jewelry, documentsor other articles of unusual value and small compass, unless placed therein, he is not liable,except so far as his acts or the acts of his employees shall contribute thereto, for any loss of orinjury to such articles, if not deposited with him to be placed in such safe or vault, or in any casefor more than the sum of $250 for any such property, unless he shall have given a receipt inwriting therefor to the guest, boarder or lodger, and the value of the article so placed with him forsafekeeping shall have been declared by such guest, boarder or lodger.

No Change Since 1953

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29-1-1. Fireproof safe for use of guests -- Limitation of liability.
If an innkeeper, hotel keeper, boarding house or lodging house keeper keeps on hispremises a fireproof safe or vault, and gives notice to his guests, boarders or lodgers, by posting acopy of this section in a prominent or conspicuous place in the office of the inn, hotel, boardinghouse or lodging house and in the rooms occupied by the guests, boarders or lodgers, that hekeeps for their use a fireproof safe or vault and will not be liable for money, jewelry, documentsor other articles of unusual value and small compass, unless placed therein, he is not liable,except so far as his acts or the acts of his employees shall contribute thereto, for any loss of orinjury to such articles, if not deposited with him to be placed in such safe or vault, or in any casefor more than the sum of $250 for any such property, unless he shall have given a receipt inwriting therefor to the guest, boarder or lodger, and the value of the article so placed with him forsafekeeping shall have been declared by such guest, boarder or lodger.

No Change Since 1953